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Arctic Journeys: A History of Exploration for the Northwest Passage

Arctic Journeys: A History of Exploration for the Northwest Passage

Graf, Miller

Hardcover

Series: American University Studies, Book 121

Travel General19th Century United States HistoryGeneral European History

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ISBN10: 0820417459
ISBN13: 9780820417455
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: Mar 1 1992
Pages: 377
Language: English
This fascinating volume details two millenia of Arctic exploration driven by a hunger for commercial routes to the orient, colonization, exploitation of the natural resources of North America, and the pursuit of fame and glory. Included are the contributions of the Norse, Irish, Iberians, Germans, Danes, British, French and Americans. It describes the privations of the expeditions of Munk, DeLong, and Greely; the mystery of the Franklin expeditions; the 'race for the Pole'; and, the eventual completion of the Northwest Passage. It reflects the transition in the North from Viking 'longboat', through the age of sail, to the era of the submarine and airplane.

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